Pukapuka-E | E-books

We acknowledge the many iwi and hapū who have shared their stories with us and allowed us to bring them to life in a digital form.

The suite of e-books developed and made available on this site include a series of teacher notes to support and guide the implementation of these stories in the classroom.

You can read all the e-books online. Contact us if you would like your own stories made into an e-book.

E-books best viewed in Chrome.

An animated image of a girl and grandfather walking ona beach with green hills in the background and text that reads, E Koro, ko wai a Tupaia? — E Koro, ko wai a Tupaia? | Reo Māori

He tino ihumaea te mokopuna, a ka kaha tana ui pātai ki tōna koroua mō te tangata Tupaia. E penei ana, E Koro, ko wai a Tupaia? He aha te take ka rongonui ia?

An animated image of a girl and grandfather walking ona beach with green hills in the background and text that reads, Koro, who is Tupaia? — Koro, who is Tupaia? | Reo Pākehā

An inquisitive grandchild conversating with her grandfather asking, Koro, who is Tupaia? Why was he famous?

An animated image of a girl and grandfather walking ona beach with green hills in the background and text that reads, E Koro, ko wai a Tupaia? — E Koro, ko wai a Tupaia? | Kōhungahunga

He tino ihumaea te mokopuna, a ka kaha tana ui pātai ki tōna koroua mō te tangata Tupaia. E penei ana, E Koro, ko wai a Tupaia? He aha te take ka rongonui ia?

An animated image of a male and female in a handmade boat out on the ocean, with text that reads, Horouta. — Horouta | Reo Māori

Ka wehe a Paoa rāua ko Kiwa i Hawaiki ki te rapu whenua hou mō a rāua uri. Ka tau mai ki Aotearoa ki te wāhi e kiia ko Tūranga nui a Kiwa.

An animated image of a male and female in a handmade boat out on the ocean, with text that reads, Horouta. — Horouta | Reo Pākehā

Paoa and Kiwa, sea-voyagers embarked on a journey from Hawaiki to Aotearoa on a waka called Horouta. Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, home to decendants of Paoa and Kiwa.

A male and female in a small bout out in the ocean with the sun rising in the background with text that reads, Horouta Mō te Kōhungahunga. — Horouta | Kōhungahunga

Ka wehe a Paoa rāua ko Kiwa i Hawaiki ki te rapu whenua hou mō a rāua uri. Ka tau mai ki Aotearoa ki te wāhi e kiia ko Tūranga nui a Kiwa.

An animate image of a child siting and leaning against a tree with a thought bubble that reads, Ko Tupaia te tangata. — Ko Tupaia te Tangata | Reo Māori

He hautipua a Tupaia i tōna wā. He nui ngā kaupapa kua whai māramatanga, kua whai māohiotanga rānei, mai i te kaitāpikitia ki tērā o te tohunga kōkōrangi.

An animate image of a child siting and leaning against a tree with a thought bubble that reads, Ko Tupaia te tangata. — Ko Tupaia te Tangata | Reo Pākehā

Tupaia was a man who mastered many areas in life, from an artist to an astronomer to a linguist.

An animate image of a child siting and leaning against a tree with a thought bubble that reads, Ko Tupaia te tangata. — Ko Tupaia te Tangata | Kōhungahunga

He hautipua a Tupaia i tōna wā. He nui ngā kaupapa kua whai māramatanga, kua whai māohiotanga rānei, mai i te kaitāpikitia ki tērā o te tohunga kōkōrangi.

An animated picture of a green bird perched in a tree with a ship in the background – text on the image reads, Riki Me Te Kaipuke. — Riki me te Kaipuke | Reo Māori

Ko Riki he kākā nō Meretoto. Ka māwhiti tana titiro ki te kaipuke o Endeavour i te wā e takahuri te waka ki te whakapai te takere. Ka horapa ngā riha ki uta.

An animated picture of a green bird perched in a tree with a ship in the background – text on the image reads, Riki and the Ship. — Riki and the Ship | Reo Pākehā

Riki the bird from Meretoto, casts a watchful eye over the ship Endeavour. Due to the infecstation of rats from Endeavour, Riki would soon find himself alone.

An animated picture of a green bird perched in a tree with a ship in the background – text on the image reads, Riki Me Te Kaipuke. — Riki me te Kaipuke | Kōhungahunga

Ko Riki he kākā nō Meretoto. Ka māwhiti tana titiro ki te kaipuke o Endeavour i te wā e takahuri te waka ki te whakapai te takere. Ka horapa ngā riha ki uta.

An image of a long jetty reaching out into a calm sea beneath a light purple sky, text on the image reads, Uawa ki te Manawa, Pānui ngātahi. — Uawa ki te Manawa | Reo Māori

Ko Uawa tētahi taone pakupaku ki te tairāwhiti o te Ika a Māui. I tau atu te kaipuke Endeavour ki reira i te 24 o Oketopa, 1769.

An image of a long jetty reaching out into a calm sea beneath a light purple sky, text on the image reads, Uawa ki te Manawa, shared reader. — Uawa ki te Manawa | Reo Pākehā

Uawa, a small settlement on the East Coast. Endevour anchored in a bay at Uawa October 24, 1769. The bay, once know as Ōpoutama was renamed Cooks Cove.

An image of a long jetty reaching out into a calm sea beneath a light purple sky, text on the image reads, Uawa ki te Manawa, Mō te Kōhungahunga.. — Uawa | Kōhungahunga

Ko Uawa tētahi taone pakupaku ki te tairāwhiti o te Ika a Māui. I tau atu te kaipuke Endeavour ki reira i te 24 o Oketopa, 1769.

Te Koukou - kia houhia te rongo image — Te Koukou - kia houhia te rongo | Reo Māori

Ko ngā tāngata kiritea me āna tohu nō ahurea kē ka noho manuhiri mai ki ngā iwi o te Peiowhairangi.

Te Koukou - a line in the sand image — Te Koukou - a line in the sand | Reo Pākehā

Boundaries, a line drawn in the sand was as foreign as seeing Cook and his crew come ashore on Motuarohia Island in the Bay of Islands.

Te Maro - The Guardian — Te Maro - The Guardian | Reo Pākehā

Te Maro, tasked with the responsibility for the wellness of the Turanganui-a-Kiwa river, used his scientific skills to create a healthy sustainable eco-system.

A beige map of the world with text that reads, Te Porehu o Aotearoa. — Te Pōrehu o Aotearoa | Reo Māori

Ka mihia a rangatira Topaa me tōna iwi i a Hēmi Kuki. Ka whakapuaretia ngā kōrero mō te whenua me āna kura huna.

A beige map of the world that has text that reads, Mystery of Aotearoa. — Mystery of Aotearoa | Reo Pākehā

James Cook was greeted by Chief Topaa and the people of Arapāoa. It was there Chief Topaa shared knowledge of mysteries and legends of the area.

A unique shape of an artistic work that looks like the bow of a ship, with text that reads, Te Tauihu Tūranga Whakamana. — Te Tauihu Tūranga Whakamana | Reo Māori

He whakairo kei te tū ki te taone o Tūranga. He tauihu e whakamana i ngā iwi kainga o Tūranga nui a Kiwa.

A unique shape of an artistic work that looks like the bow of a ship, with text that reads, Te Tauihu Tūranga Whakamana. — Te Tauihu Tūranga Whakamana | Reo Pākehā

Te Tauihu Tūranga Whakamana, a large sculpture in the shape of a tauihu (canoe prow), articulating the relationship of Māori to the area of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa.

A green animated image of green grass with a ship in the distance, text reads, Te Tohu I To Tatou Kainga, the naming of our place. — Te Tohu i to Tatou Kainga | Reo Māori

Ka whakatere te waka Endevour ki Aotearoa e kapene Hēmi Kuki me te tohunga nō Tahiti a Tupaia. Ka tau atu ki Motuara ki te tauihu o te waka a Māui.

A green animated image of green grass with a ship in the distance, text reads, Te Tohu I To Tatou Kainga, the naming of our place. — Te Tohu i to Tatou Kainga | Reo Pākehā

James Cook and a Tahitian high priest named Tupaia navigated their way to Aotearoa and stumbled on the Motuara Island area now known as Queen Charlotte Sounds.

An animated image of a landscape with see-through images of four people. — Kei whea Te Aute | Reo Māori

Ko te pātere tēnei e mihi atu ana ki ngā tūpuna o te wāhi nei o Waiau, o Hauraki whenua. Ka whai haere i te rerenga o tētahi manu aute.

An image taken through a rocky arch on the shoreline of the ocean, looking out at a tall rock beside a sttep hill, under a purple sky, with text that reads, Ngāti Hei ki te whenua, Pānui Pitomata. — Ngāti Hei ki te whenua | Reo Māori

I heke mai te waka o te Arawa i ōna haererenga a Hei. I nōhia ki ngā whenua haumako o Te Whitianga o Kupe. Ko Moehau me Tokatea ngā tūtohu whenua.

An image taken through a rocky arch on the shoreline of the ocean, looking out at a tall rock beside a sttep hill, under a purple sky, with text that reads, Ngāti Hei ki te whenua, Emergent Reader. — Ngāti Hei ki te whenua | Reo Pākehā

Hei, the chief of Ngāti Hei settled on the rich and fertile lands of Te Whitianga o Kupe. Moehau and Tokatea are significant landmarks of the surrounding land.

An image of a strong man with two red feathers in his hair, with text that reads Tamainupo. — Tamainupō | Reo Māori

This story is told from a Ngāti Tamainupō perspective. It tells of the conception of Tamainupō and the origins of his name and birth in Kāwhia.

An image of a sail boat with two inverted triangle sails and a jib, sailing on calm waters under a blue sky, text reads, Ngā Waka Korerō Te Tai Rawhiti. — Waka Kōrero o Te Tai Rawhiti | Reo Pākehā

Ngā Waka Kōrero o Te Tai Rawhiti is a compilation of stories told from the iwi’s perspective of voyages from and also few return voyages to Hawaiki.

A picture of wooden carvings with text that reads, Whanaunga Kiitahi, Pānui Pitomata. — Whanaunga Kiitahi | Reo Māori

I nōhia a Marutūāhu ki Hauraki hei whenua mō āna uri. Ko Te Aroha kei roto, ko Moehau kei waho, ko Marutūāhu te tangata.

A picture of wooden carvings with text that reads, Whanaunga Kiitahi, Emergent Reader. — Whanaunga Kiitahi | Reo Pākehā

Marutūāhu, chief of Ngāti Whanaunga, moved to Hauraki with his tribe. It's surrounded by Te Aroha (in-land) and Moehau (coastal) mountains.